Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB3739: EPA-WATER SUPPLIES
Status: Passed one chamber, June 1, 2026
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that the Act shall not apply to non-community water supplies, except for purposes of: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency's implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act; (2) the Pollution Control Board's adoption of rules that expressly pertain to non-community water supplies or all public water supplies; or (3) any provisions of the Act or rules adopted by the Board under the Act that are referenced in, or applicable to, non-community water supplies under the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act and rules adopted by the Department of Public Health under that Act. Amends the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. Authorizes the imposition of administrative and civil penalties. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
An act concerning safety.
From the engrossed text, March 26, 2025:
AN ACT concerning safety. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Environmental Protection Act is amended by changing Section 3.145 as follows: (415 ILCS 5/3.145)(was 415 ILCS 5/3.05) Sec. 3.145.Community water supply[ non-community water ] [ADDED: supply]. "Community water supply" means a public water supply which serves or is intended to serve at least 15 service connections used by residents or regularly serves at least 25 residents. "Non-community water supply" means a public water supply that is not a community water supply. The requirements of this Act shall not apply to non-community water supplies[ADDED: , except for purposes of:][DELETED: .] [ADDED: (1) the Agency's implementation of the Safe Drinking ] [] [ADDED: (2) the Board's adoption of rules under subsection (c) ] [ADDED: of Section 5 that expressly pertain to non-community water ] [ADDED: supplies or all public water supplies and the Board's ] [ and] [ADDED: (3) any provisions of this Act or rules adopted by the ] [ADDED: Board under this Act that are referenced in, or applicable ] HB3739 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 10714 BDA 20793 b HB3739 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 10714 BDA 20793 b HB3739 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 10714 BDA 20793 b [ADDED: to, non-community water supplies under the Illinois ] [ADDED: …
Sponsors
- Nabeela Syed (D, 51) · primary sponsor
- Abdelnasser Rashid (D, 21)
- Nicolle Grasse (D, 53)
- Laura Faver Dias (D, 62)
- Norma Hernandez (D, 77)
- Hoan Huynh (D, 13)
- Anne Stava-Murray (D, 81)
- Don Harmon (D, 39) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- : Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2026
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
- : Second Reading
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- : Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2026
Votes
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive (May 13, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 9, 2025): 115 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee (March 18, 2025): 18 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 415 - Environment
Common questions
- What is HB3739?
- HB3739 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): EPA-WATER SUPPLIES.
- What does HB3739 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning safety.
- What is the status of HB3739?
- Passed one chamber as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3739?
- Nabeela Syed (D, 51), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3739?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3739&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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